British Open Countdown: Birthplace of the Beatles
Almost thirty years ago, on assignment for a British newspaper and an American magazine, I traveled to England with a tour group of sixty-seven American Beatles fans. (The tour members’ interest in the...
View ArticleBritish Open Countdown: St. Annes Old Links Golf Club
Just a few blocks from Royal Lytham & St. Annes, where this year’s Open is being held, is St. Annes Old Links Golf Club. From the parking lot, it looks like a down-at-heels muni, and it’s usually...
View ArticleBeef Box*: Another Reason to Get Rid of All the Television Commentators
If you’ve been watching the Open on TV, you’ve undoubtedly heard the commentators refer to this or that hole as the “easiest” or “hardest” at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. They’re always wrong, and...
View ArticleGolf in the (United) Kingdom: No Need to Pack Shorts
When I played Royal Lytham & St. Annes in 2008, on assignment for Golf Digest, a local man in the group ahead of mine was wearing shorts—a great rarity on golf courses almost anywhere in the...
View ArticleNever, Ever Take One of These on a Golf Trip to the British Isles
I’m in northwestern England playing golf this week. I didn’t bring an umbrella, and I’m glad I didn’t, even though there’s rain in the forecast for every day from now until the end of time. The trash...
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